# Shreyas Talpade (श्रेयस तलपड़े)
**Shreyas Talpade** (श्रेयस तलपड़े; born 1976) is an Indian actor, director, and producer who works in Hindi and [Marathi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/marathi-cinema), known for comic roles such as Lakshman in the Golmaal series and for dubbing [Allu Arjun](https://www.edgepedia.org/allu-arjun)'s dialogue in the Hindi version of *Pushpa: The Rise*.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976, in the Dadar area of Mumbai; the family later moved to Andheri[1](https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/marathi-cinema/shreyas-talpade-birthday-special-article-know-his-struggle-and-journey-from-marathi-industry-to-bollywood-sva-00-4179221/) |
| Education | Shri Ram Welfare Society High School, Andheri; then Mithibai College[1](https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/marathi-cinema/shreyas-talpade-birthday-special-article-know-his-struggle-and-journey-from-marathi-industry-to-bollywood-sva-00-4179221/) |
| Bollywood debut | *Iqbal* (2005), Nagesh Kukunoor's drama about a deaf and mute young man who dreams of playing cricket for India[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1662277/) |
| Signature comic roles | Pappu Master in *Om Shanti Om* (2007); Lakshman in the Golmaal franchise[3](https://indianexpress.com/about/shreyas-talpade/) |
| Dubbing | Hindi voice of Allu Arjun in *Pushpa: The Rise* and *Pushpa 2*; Timon in the Hindi *The Lion King* (2019)[4](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2022/epaper/june/hyderabad-english-edition-2022-06-30.pdf) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/hi/name/nm1662277/) |
| Production and direction | Produced the Marathi films *Sanai Chaughade* and *Poshter Boyz* under his banner Affluence Movies; directed the Hindi remake *Poster Boys* (2017)[6](https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/shreyas-talpade-in-majestic-gappa/articleshow/50709922.cms) • [7](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shreyas-talpade/filmography/) |
| Health emergency | Suffered a heart attack in December 2023; he later said he had been "clinically dead" and called his recovery a second chance at life[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-clinically-i-was-dead-its-my-second-chance-at-life-says-shreyas-talpade/articleshow/106501392.cms) |
## Early life and television
Talpade was born in 1976 in Dadar, Mumbai, into what he has described as a middle-class household, and he did not expect a career in acting. He was more interested in cricket than in studies; the pull toward theater emerged after he entered [Mithibai College](https://www.edgepedia.org/mithibai-college)[1](https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/marathi-cinema/shreyas-talpade-birthday-special-article-know-his-struggle-and-journey-from-marathi-industry-to-bollywood-sva-00-4179221/).
His first work was on stage and in Marathi television. He appeared in soap operas including *Aabhal Maya*, *Avantika*, and *Damini*, in which his character Tejas made him popular with Marathi audiences, and he also acted in mini-serials for the Adhikari Brothers production house[9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZT5iN0THeA) • [10](https://www.esakal.com/ampstories/web-stories/shreyas-talpade-celebrates-wedding-anniversary-sa02). His first stage role was as Sita, and he performed monologues and mimics as a young actor[11](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2020/epaper/may/bhopal-english-edition-2020-05-29.pdf). Theatre paid poorly in those years; he has recalled being paid 250 rupees per show[12](https://shrutisharma.net/limitless-timeless-conversation-shreyas-talpade/).
## Film career
**Marathi cinema.** Talpade's film debut came in 2004 with [Mahesh Kothare](https://www.edgepedia.org/mahesh-kothare)'s Marathi horror-comedy *Pachhadlela*, in which he played a leading part alongside Bharat Jadhav, Laxmikant Berde, Vandana Gupte, and Dilip Prabhawalkar[13](https://www.mensxp.com/marathi/entertainment/marathi-movies/123751-actor-shreyas-talpades-biography-info-in-marathi.html). A 2012 [Maharashtra](https://www.edgepedia.org/maharashtra) government publication listed him among the stars who emerged in Marathi cinema in that decade[14](https://dgipr.maharashtra.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020-08/MAhead-JAN%202012.pdf).
**Iqbal and the Hindi breakthrough.** His Bollywood debut, *Iqbal* (2005), written by Vipul K Rawal and directed by [Nagesh Kukunoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/nagesh-kukunoor), cast him as a deaf and mute youngster aspiring to be a cricketer; the film and his performance were well received by audiences and critics[9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZT5iN0THeA). Talpade has called the film a turning point of his career and his life, noting on its twentieth anniversary that viewers who saw it as youngsters now show it to their own children[15](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/shreyas-talpade-on-iqbal-completing-20-years-the-film-changed-my-life-forever-101756186007255.html). *Iqbal* and Kukunoor's next film, *Dor* (2006), established him as a bankable performer, especially in independent cinema[16](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shreyas-talpade-said-why-take-any-panga-from-seniors-in-film-industry-7888518/).
**Comedy and mainstream work.** Wider recognition came with his role as Pappu Master, Shah Rukh Khan's friend, in [Farah Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/farah-khan)'s 2007 blockbuster *[Om Shanti Om](https://www.edgepedia.org/om-shanti-om)*, followed by *Welcome to Sajjanpur* (2008, [Shyam Benegal](https://www.edgepedia.org/shyam-benegal)) and the Golmaal franchise (*Golmaal Returns*, *Golmaal 3*, *Golmaal Again*)[3](https://indianexpress.com/about/shreyas-talpade/). He has said that after *Dor* and *Iqbal* he moved into multi-starrer comedies to keep working rather than wait for the right project, and that some early choices reflected an industry phase when biopics and big dramas were not in vogue[16](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shreyas-talpade-said-why-take-any-panga-from-seniors-in-film-industry-7888518/). He has also said that most of his roles reached him as a second choice after other actors declined them[17](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2023/epaper/june/vijayawada-english-edition-2023-06-07.pdf).
**Dubbing.** Talpade became widely known beyond his own films as the Hindi voice of Allu Arjun in *Pushpa: The Rise* (2021) and its sequel, work that made him a familiar name with Telugu-cinema audiences as well[4](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2022/epaper/june/hyderabad-english-edition-2022-06-30.pdf) • [18](https://chronicleclub.in/storage/uploads/1719807357-dainik-jagran-01-july-2024.pdf). He also dubbed Timon in the 2019 Hindi version of *The Lion King*[5](https://www.imdb.com/hi/name/nm1662277/).
**Recent roles.** He played the cricketer [Pravin Tambe](https://www.edgepedia.org/pravin-tambe), who made his IPL debut at age 41, in the drama *Kaun Pravin Tambe?* (2022)[16](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shreyas-talpade-said-why-take-any-panga-from-seniors-in-film-industry-7888518/), and portrayed [Atal Bihari Vajpayee](https://www.edgepedia.org/atal-bihari-vajpayee) in [Kangana Ranaut](https://www.edgepedia.org/kangana-ranaut)'s *Emergency* (released 17 January 2025)[19](https://www.ndtv.com/topic/shreyas-talpade) • [7](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shreyas-talpade/filmography/). In *The India Story* (24 July 2026), a drama about food adulteration and pesticide use, he plays Yogesh Patil, a father seeking justice for his murdered daughter; he has said the research changed his habits, cutting back on milk and paneer[20](https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Aug/12/shreyas-talpade-comedy-is-a-serious-business) • [21](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2026/Aug/09/on-a-serious-note). Upcoming projects listed by trade trackers include *Welcome to the Jungle* (2026) and *Golmaal 5* (2027)[7](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shreyas-talpade/filmography/).
## Production, direction, and theater
Talpade produced the Marathi films *Sanai Chaughade* and *Poshter Boyz* under his banner Affluence Movies, and remade *Poshter Boyz* in Hindi as *Poster Boys* (2017), which he also directed[6](https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/shreyas-talpade-in-majestic-gappa/articleshow/50709922.cms) • [7](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shreyas-talpade/filmography/). He founded Nine Rasa, described in a 2021 interview as the first OTT platform dedicated entirely to theater and performing arts[22](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shreyas-talpade-revisits-his-journey-as-an-actor-bollywood-nine-rasa-ott-platform-for-theatre-7262740/lite/) • [23](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2021/epaper/april/delhi-english-edition-2021-04-25.pdf). He has continued to act on stage, including the Hindi play *Typecaste*, an adaptation of a Marathi play[24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4gt2T-hX1w).
## Craft and recognition
Talpade credits theater as the cornerstone of his career, saying it transformed an "under-confident guy" into a self-assured artist[25](https://pynr.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04-HYD-12-PAGES-PDF.compressed.pdf). He describes comedy as serious business learned the hard way: his first professional theater work was in a comedy play in which he was, by his own account, not very good, and he improved by watching senior Marathi stage actors[26](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/shreyas-talpade-serious-business-comedy-return-housefull-5/). His awards include the Screen Award for Best Comic Actor in 2007, a 2006 Critics Choice Award for Best Actor, and a 2008 Jury's Choice award for breakthrough performance[27](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/shreyas-talpade/bio/3030418592/).
## Personal life
He married Deepti in 2004[3](https://indianexpress.com/about/shreyas-talpade/). In December 2023 he suffered a heart attack; in an interview he said he had been clinically dead and described his survival as a second chance at life[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-clinically-i-was-dead-its-my-second-chance-at-life-says-shreyas-talpade/articleshow/106501392.cms).
## References
1. [श्रेयस तळपदे: एकेकाळी पैशांची अडचण ते आज कोट्यवधींचा मालक, Loksatta](https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/marathi-cinema/shreyas-talpade-birthday-special-article-know-his-struggle-and-journey-from-marathi-industry-to-bollywood-sva-00-4179221/)
2. [Shreyas Talpade, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1662277/)
3. [Shreyas Talpade: News, Movies, Photos, Videos & Updates, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/about/shreyas-talpade/)
4. [The Pioneer, Hyderabad English edition, 30 June 2022](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2022/epaper/june/hyderabad-english-edition-2022-06-30.pdf)
5. [Shreyas Talpade, IMDb (Hindi)](https://www.imdb.com/hi/name/nm1662277/)
6. [श्रेयस म्हणतो...साचेबंदपणा आवडत नाही!, Maharashtra Times](https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/shreyas-talpade-in-majestic-gappa/articleshow/50709922.cms)
7. [Shreyas Talpade Movies List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shreyas-talpade/filmography/)
8. [Exclusive: 'Clinically, I was dead. It's my second chance at life,' Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-clinically-i-was-dead-its-my-second-chance-at-life-says-shreyas-talpade/articleshow/106501392.cms)
9. [Shreyas Talpade | Biography, Ultra Marathi, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZT5iN0THeA)
10. [पहिल्या नजरेतच तिने श्रेयसला केले क्लीनबोल्ड, eSakal](https://www.esakal.com/ampstories/web-stories/shreyas-talpade-celebrates-wedding-anniversary-sa02)
11. [Daily Pioneer, Bhopal English edition, 29 May 2020](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2020/epaper/may/bhopal-english-edition-2020-05-29.pdf)
12. [A Limitless and Timeless Conversation with Shreyas Talpade, Shruti Sharma](https://shrutisharma.net/limitless-timeless-conversation-shreyas-talpade/)
13. [Actor Shreyas Talpade's biography info in Marathi, MensXP Marathi](https://www.mensxp.com/marathi/entertainment/marathi-movies/123751-actor-shreyas-talpades-biography-info-in-marathi.html)
14. [Maharashtra Ahead, January 2012, DGIPR Maharashtra](https://dgipr.maharashtra.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020-08/MAhead-JAN%202012.pdf)
15. [Shreyas Talpade on Iqbal completing 20 Years, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/shreyas-talpade-on-iqbal-completing-20-years-the-film-changed-my-life-forever-101756186007255.html)
16. [Shreyas Talpade says that he did some films thinking 'why take any panga', The Indian Express (PTI)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shreyas-talpade-said-why-take-any-panga-from-seniors-in-film-industry-7888518/)
17. [The Pioneer, Vijayawada English edition, 7 June 2023](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2023/epaper/june/vijayawada-english-edition-2023-06-07.pdf)
18. [Dainik Jagran, 1 July 2024 e-paper](https://chronicleclub.in/storage/uploads/1719807357-dainik-jagran-01-july-2024.pdf)
19. [Shreyas Talpade: Latest News, NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/topic/shreyas-talpade)
20. [Shreyas Talpade: Comedy is a serious business, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2026/Aug/12/shreyas-talpade-comedy-is-a-serious-business)
21. [On a serious note, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2026/Aug/09/on-a-serious-note)
22. [Shreyas Talpade on his Bollywood journey, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shreyas-talpade-revisits-his-journey-as-an-actor-bollywood-nine-rasa-ott-platform-for-theatre-7262740/lite/)
23. [Daily Pioneer, Delhi English edition, 25 April 2021](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2021/epaper/april/delhi-english-edition-2021-04-25.pdf)
24. [Typecaste | Hindi Stage Play | Zee Theatre, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4gt2T-hX1w)
25. [The Daily Pi (pynr.in), 4 December 2024 Hyderabad edition](https://pynr.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04-HYD-12-PAGES-PDF.compressed.pdf)
26. [Shreyas Talpade on the serious business of comedy and his return in Housefull 5, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/shreyas-talpade-serious-business-comedy-return-housefull-5/)
27. [Shreyas Talpade Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/shreyas-talpade/bio/3030418592/)
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